Rwanda's Paul Kagame endorsed by ruling party to seek another term

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame in military gear. Pool

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was on Saturday endorsed by his ruling party as its candidate in a presidential election due in July, potentially extending his rule in the central African nation of 13 million people to around three decades.

Kagame has been president since 2000 although he has been effectively in control since his rebel force marched into Kigali in 1994 to end a genocide.